10 Savory ‘Hannibal’ Facts to Whet Your Appetite

NBC’s Hannibal put a darkly dreamy spin on one of cinema’s most iconic villains, but did you know the network ordered the series on the strength of creator Bryan Fuller’s pilot script alone? Or that it has its own chef to craft its culinary cannibal delights? These are just some of the delicious morsels to savor in the ninth episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?,’ which serves up an appetizing look at NBC’s Hannibal!

In addition to casting Mads Mikkelsen as a cheerier, subtler take on author Thomas Harris’ famed cannibal killer, series creator Bryan Fuller also included a number of actors from his past work, among them Caroline Dhavernas (Wonderfalls), Raul Esparza and Gina Torres (Pushing Daisies). Ellen Muth even reprised her Dead Like Me role as George Lass, albeit as a “reinterpretation” of the character, rather than a direct appearance.